SOTA Guide - Blackrock Mtn, (W4G/NG-027)

Duration: 0:40
Seasonal/Limited Access: Park is closed Dec 1 - March 15. Park roads are all paved.
Google Maps URL from Rabun Bald (Beegum Gap trailhead): ?
Directions:
- Beegum to Black Rock Mountain State Park gate - 0:40:
  - Head north/west on Kelsey Mtn (back the way you came)
  - L on Bald Mtn Rd (a.k.a. Mud Creek) and go 3.0
  - L at T onto NC-106/GA-246 and go 4.1
  - L on US-23/US-441 and go 4.8
  - R on Black Rock Mtn Pky at First Christian Church and go 1.0
  - R fork (same road, really) to stay on Black Rock Mtn Pky and go 0.4.
  - Straight (through gate?) to stay on Black Rock Mtn Pky and go 1.2.
  - R at T to stay on Black Rock Mtn Rd and go 0.1.
  - Park at the picnic area at the trailheads for Tennessee Rock and other trails.
  - CAUTION: Lot was full at 11 A.M. on a clear autumn Saturday.
Food
- Just convenience stores

Duration: 2:00
Google Maps URL from Atlanta (33.917, -84.3378): http://goo.gl/maps/Hgpof
Seasonal/Limited Access: Park is closed Dec 1 - March 15. Paved road all the way.
Directions:
- Take money. There is a parking fee.
- I-285 E
- I-85 N
- I-985 N and go 23.8
- US-23 N and go 54.7
- L on Black Rock Mtn Pky at First Christian Church and go 1.0
- R fork (same road, really) to stay on Black Rock Mtn Pky and go 0.4.
- Straight (through gate?) to stay on Black Rock Mtn Pky and go 1.2.
- R at T to stay on Black Rock Mtn Rd and go 0.1.
- Park at the picnic area at the trailheads for Tennessee Rock and other trails.
Food
- Last McDonalds: Clayton, GA
- Penultimate McDonalds: Cornelia, on Level Grove Rd.
Black Rock State Park entrance gate is open 7AM-10PM, March 16-Nov 30.

* Head downhill on Blackrock Mtn Pky and go 0.2
* L on Blackrock Mtn Pky and go 2.3
* R on US-441

Duration: 0:30 (0.6 miles); 0:20 down. This is for the true summit. ~0:05 less to Tennessee Rock.
Navigation
- Trailhead at Tennessee Rock Trail parking. Trailhead is through the picnic area, past the pay-to-park post.
- Within the first 5 minutes, take both left forks.
- It is a loop trail. The left side is 2/3 the length of the right. Right side may be nice if you have extra time, but left side is what I document.
Trailhead altitude: 3255’
Summit altitude: 3640
GPS tracks/waypoints:
- Trailhead: 34.90725, -83.41211
- Tennessee Rock Overlook: 34.90516, -83.41781
  - Summit: 34.90360, -83.42060 Grid: EM84gv

Activate from Tennessee Rock: There is a long, narrow ridge at the summit.
- The activation zone includes Tennessee Rock Overlook, and the proper summit.
- I checked it twice with an altimeter and the low point between Tennessee Rock and the formal summit is 40’ below the summit.
- The view is prettier from Tennessee Rock and it is convenient to bungee my mast to the railing.
Hang antenna from tree: Possible.
Space to guy mast: Easy to bungee-cord a mast to the railing.
2013 cell Tennessee Rock: Good VZN; no AT&T; good APRS.
2014 cell from true summit: AT&T=OK.
2015 cell from Tennessee Rock: Good AT&T.

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